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Miami/San Antonio (EE.UU.) – Tropical Storm Beryl caused its first death in Texas on Monday, leaving more than 2 million passengers without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights from Houston.
A father died in Houston when a tree fell on the roof of his home, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez reported on social media.
“The man (53) weathered the storm while sitting in his home with his family. An oak tree fell on the roof, hit the rafters and the entire structure fell on the man. The wife and children were not injured,” Gonzalez explained on the social network X.
Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale early Monday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the southeastern part of the state.
Hours after Hurricane Beryl made landfall near the town of Matagorda, more than 2 million homes and offices were without power, according to PowerOutage, the first Atlantic hurricane to hit the continental United States this season.
Before noon local time, 67% of flights at Houston George Bush International Airport were canceled, and 50% of flights at William P. Hobby Airport, also located in Houston, the fourth most populous city in the United States, were canceled.
After making landfall at around 4 a.m. local time (0900 GMT), the first daytime images showed flooded streets and ruins in coastal towns.
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) advisory, Beryl is moving inland with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h (70 mph) and moving toward the northeast at 20 km/h (13 mph).
The hurricane will continue to move through Texas throughout the day today, then continue along the Mississippi River Valley on Tuesday and cross the Ohio River Valley on Wednesday.
The eye of the cyclone is located 30 kilometers (20 miles) west-northwest of Houston and is expected to continue weakening as the center moves inland, downgrading to a tropical depression by Tuesday.
Several Texas towns are on alert for Beryl’s expected storm surge, which could raise sea levels by up to six feet (1.8 meters) in cities such as Galveston and Freeport.
Before reaching the United States, Beryl reached the maximum magnitude of 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale a week ago in the Caribbean, where it caused death and destruction, before making landfall in Tulum (Mexico) in the early hours of Friday morning.
Three named tropical storms have formed so far in the Atlantic basin hurricane season, which began on June 1: Alberto, Beryl and Chris.
This year’s Atlantic hurricane season will be well above average, with up to 13 hurricanes possible, including up to seven major hurricanes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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